RE: Putin's path to peaceful resolution23 Feb 2022 08:04
Donbass recognition may hold key to Ukraine deadlock, experts tell RT
Russiaβs recognition of the Donbass has brought uncertainty, but also provided a possible way out of the Ukrainian crisis
Russiaβs move to recognize the independence of the Donetsk (DPR) and Lugansk (LPR) Peopleβs Republics may spur negotiations that finally bring and end to the Ukrainian crisis, Vitaly Naumkin, president of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, told RT.
βThe recognition of the two republics by Russia can, in theory, lead the negotiations [between DPR, LPR and Kiev] out of the deadlock.
Naumkin pointed out that Kiev had missed out on many chances to strike a deal with the breakaway republics in the past, noting that βWhen they had been told they needed to negotiate with Donetsk and Lugansk, they categorically refused to do so.β